Nightclubs and bars in Egypt

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This is a free show every Saturday & Wednesday night at 8:30. It last 90 minutes but get there early to get a good seat. Photos are allowed but not Videos. However, I have a small video camera and also took videos.

I found about this from a fellow traveler and cannot find it in my guidebook.
Defiantly worth while. See the photo for a sign with additional information.

At then end of my video, one of the dancers winks to the girls in the audience.

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This place was not exactly I expected.It was nice to get closer to local people and their lives but one visit in Naama Bay was enough for my 10 days visit in Egypt.From one side there were remarkable hotels, restaurants,discotheques,shops,bars and on the other side there was noisy crowd,local people "molesting"you to visit their shops and to buy something.Even if you just look around they will do anything to have your attention...It is easy to go in Naama Bay,there are buses or you can take taxi(always negotiate for the price before you go inside the taxi,different drivers give you different price..it's your choice)
I'm not to impressed but it is ok to see this place,after all that is part of the real life in Egypt.

Dress Code: There is no dress code in place like Naama Bay,you can wear anything you like.

There is a cinema on the top level of the small shopping mall in the Hilton Annex - opposite the Nile Hilton near the Egyptian Museum. This cinema plays some English language films in the evening. The cost was 30LE.

We took the Maxim Nile Dinner cruise a couple of weeks ago and were disappointed with the food. The family next to us had to send their meals back. It is no longer owned by Marriott and I understand that the food is not the same quality as it once was. However, the time on the Nile was great, watching Cairo pass alongside us and the dancing was excellent.

Dress Code: Dressy

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What's a town that's modern, full of neon lights, crowds, full of action pumping out up and down till the sunrise and most IMPORTANTLY, CLEAN? In Egypt?
Sharm El-Sheikh! No doubt about it!

Sharm is the place to enjoy and party! Don't come here in the day- it's virtually dead! Come here at night, when the whole town is alive just like Vegas!
Alright, the hotels may not be as high-rise and grand as the Bellagio or as stylish as the Luxor and there's no futuristic gambling facilities, (Gamblers beware!) amusement parks and hi-tech simulators (Kids and thrill-seeking people beware!) but hey! It won't really matter!
Because in Sharm at least you can say:
1.) It's clean
2.) It looks like a Greek isle town (All the buildings are white)
3.) And the most important thing you can say: You can say: "Wow! I'm in Egypt!"
And if you don't like the crowds, that's alright- no one's stopping you from just staying in your hotel room.

Sharm El-Sheikh, it's Egypt's Las Vegas!

Tips to enjoy the nightlife:
The 2 GOLDEN RULES on how to enjoy the nightlife here is:
1.) REST during the day! You need to save your energy for the night! And by the way,
Sharm is dead during the day. In fact, many restaurants are closed during the day. Do you like that?
2.) DON'T BE STINGY!
Enjoy Sharm!

Dress Code: There seems to be no dress code while walking the streets!

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You'll be surprised: Caireans are one of the World's Busiest Vampires!

Only a few crazy Caireans (and tourists) here love the hot and dreadful afternoons! Everyone sleeps from 11 AM till 5 PM! (Many shops, offices close and have a long break from these hours!) And what happens when the sun sets (Around 7 PM) and the moon shines? Virtually everyone becomes vampires! Offices resume, banks reopen, and Mc. Donalds stays up till the morning! (The only exception is maybe the crazy tourist who exhausted all his/her energy during the day! Could this be you?)

You bet many people here PARTY! For such a 3rd world country and a city that struggles with poverty and so on, it's amazing how wild the people here can get! Many people here really literally do shake their butts like crazy (Belly dancing or butt dancing!) with the exotic, instrumental Arabic ethnic music to the fun and disco like Arabic Pop and surprise, surprise! Even a few Western Pop songs! (Egypt is pretty updated!)

So where do you see such a place like this?
1.) The nightclubs, ritzy hotels of Cairo.
2.) Khan el Khalili. (Oh...this place is one of the liveliest with music, dancing and busy sales people! (Who are not that aggressive compared to Luxor)
That's all I know so far.

But what if you don't like to party? What if you simply just like to walk down the streets, window shop with the crowd and hear a lot of noises? Don't worry! There's also a place for you!

1.) Talaat Harb Area- The whole Midan Tahrir square up to the entire Talaat Harb and Midan Ataba square is alive! See? If you stay here, one thing's for sure: You won't get bored!
That's all I know so far.

And one thing's for sure: Cairo (In these areas, which covers more than 50% of the city) is never dark at night- it's brigther than Paris and even San Francisco for me. It truly has a carnival atmosphere and shelters the world's busiest vampires! Be a vampire in Cairo! Don't be afraid- it's safe. (and lots of fun!)

Dress Code: You can wear eccentric attires! (Bizzare hair style, clothing) It's okay. (You'll even break the ice easier!)
Of course you can wear super sexy, (Undergarments can be seen), who can't force you to not to? But I'll just WARN you: You're making yourself a 'hot' target here!
(They'll really look at you and may be tempted to do the unthinkable! This isn't like Venice Beach (Los Angeles), Singapore or Nice where you can freely walk sexily and still attract compliments without much harrassment!)

Who ever said those cruise ships sitting along the boulevard where just useless decoration?

Well, if you said yes, boy are you WRONG!

Those ships are the SHINY DISCO BALLS! They're the beating heart and magic of Aswan's nightlife! Party till you drop here!
Inside these monstrous ships are bars, theaters, discos, and even venues for belly dancing!
Of course, it's not only entertainment that's aboard these beautys, there are also restaurants, lounges in which you may dine in and relax for a while! (Though it will cost you. Advise: Eat ahead before!)

And worried if there's only a few bars suited to your taste? Don't worry! Remember, that Aswan is a cruise ship hub- almost every cruise ships begin/end here! And this is good!
Meaning, you'll never ran out of disco fever! (Only if for a rare instance, no cruise ships docked here at night!) And that even makes it better! Most of the cruise ships have their own decoration, interior decoration, style, entertaiment style and so on! The variety is just amazing-you won't get bored!
And you'll certainly meet new people everyday!

So don't be shy: Just step aboard these boats! They are more than just useless sitting ducks for eye candy!
(Note: Even us kids enjoyed the bellydancing and the stuff inside- only thing is, some ships were a bit smoky.)

Dress Code: Yes, it seems that some ships or majority of them have a dress code:
So far, we managed to enter most of the ships with:
NO SHORTS. (We all wore long pants)
Shirts seems to be okay.
We all wore SHOES.

I don't really know about the other dress codes in the other ships. But it'll be safe if you wear something decent. (No shorts and SHOES!)

Discos are abundant and popular in Luxor. Many of the hotels have music at night, or you can go to a local place. Some are rather sketchy, but are usually well monitored by the staff. Some young men are actually hired to bring in business, so you'll probably hear recommendations about where to go even without asking. They usually open by eleven pm or so, and stay open until 4-5 am.